Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in once again with an update. Earlier Thursday, the Licensing Direct™ representative who manages the Innovation Direct™ account of our often mentioned West Coast-based industry partner received communication from him that there was an interest in a cake accessory from our roster that we’d originally sent him information on several years ago.

The unexpected e-mail came with a forward of an exchange that our industry colleague had with the Director of Merchandising with a California-based company that specializes in all manner of kitchen and baking products. The gentleman was inquiring whether or not the product had a prototype, a question that our industry partner passed on to the aforementioned Licensing Direct™ representative. Our colleague has already left a message for the inventor in order to get this question answered, and hopes to hear back from her soon.

We will continue to provide updates on this situation as they become available, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Stay tuned!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in with our latest update. Earlier Thursday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Fitness Quest, Inc. received the fully executed non-disclosure agreements for the 5 inventions from their first package they’d taken an interest in. We had just reported on this situation yesterday (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives feedback from Fitness Quest, Inc. regarding initial Innovation Direct™ package; 5 inventions subject of further interest, NDAs to be signed…“).

With the signed guarantees of confidentiality in hand, access to all of the detailed design information on the concepts was sent to the company, along with the virtual reality presentation that was available on one of the items. Naturally, we will update you again once we have this company’s impressions of the information provided, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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Greetings once again, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back with a quick update on a situation we’d just reported on in an April 28th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ reaches out to Pennsylvania-based ARG Manufacturing, Inc. regarding 3 inventions that are subjects of interest…“). Earlier Thursday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of International Home and Housewares Show 2009 exhibitor ARG Manufacturing, Inc. received a reply from his contact at the company in regards to the call that was supposed to take place on Tuesday to discuss the company’s feelings on the 3 inventions from their initial package they’d taken an interest in.

As per the e-mail exchange today, the call will actually take place Friday at approximately 4pm Eastern time. The conversation is expected to cover questions from the company about the level of development each invention has, and what the next step will be. Naturally, we will have details of the call, right here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest update. Earlier Wednesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Ohio-based Fitness Quest received the feedback that had been promised by his contact on the initial package they had been sent. We had just reported on this situation yesterday (“Update: Licensing Direct™ seeks, receives update from Fitness Quest regarding initial Innovation Direct™ package…“).

As we’d explained in that entry, the Fitness Quest representative had agreed to provide their impressions on the preliminary, non-confidential information sent on 13 inventions in their initial Innovation Direct™ package. Per the correspondence received, the manufacturer retains an interest in 5 concepts from the group, a combination of fitness and pet ideas. They instructed our colleague to sign a copy of a non-disclosure agreement for each product so that detailed design information could eventually be divulged. That request has already been complied with and we expect to see the return of the fully executed documents tomorrow.

We will keep you posted on any developments, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check in often!

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Greetings, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest report. Earlier Wednesday, Licensing Direct™ was able to confirm a meeting with an Illinois-based hardware products manufacturer that is a part of our Innovation Direct™ program, and that will be hopefully be providing our trade show representative with feedback on the 10 product ideas that had been included in their initial package. We had most recently reported on this company and the likelihood of a meeting during the Hardware Show in an April 3rd posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives reply from president of Illinois-based Innovation Direct™ hardware products company regarding 10 inventions; feedback to likely come at National Hardware Show 2009…“).

As we’d explained in that entry, the company president had explained that while he still not had an opportunity to review the invention information, he would be sure to review the materials on the 10 concepts before the Hardware Show, so that he could his impressions personally to our colleague attending the proceedings. In this afternoon’s    e-mail exchange, the manufacturer did confirm that our representative could drop in to his booth at any time during the 2nd and 3rd days of the show.

We will certainly provide you with an update here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog once the meeting has taken place. Join us often!

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Greetings, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming in with our latest report. Earlier Tuesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Illinois-based Design Ideas, Inc., a company that had been a fellow exhibitor at the 2008 edition of the International Home and Housewares Show, received a brief reply from his contact at the firm, and promise for a long-overdue detailed update next week on their feedback concerning 13 inventions from our roster. We had last reported on this situation in an April 24th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ attempts final follow-up regarding 13 inventions with Illinois-based International Home and Housewares Show 2008 lead…“).

As we’d explained in that entry, our aforementioned colleague had made what he considered to be his final attempt to obtain feedback from the manufacturer. The company had originally received the preliminary, non-confidential information on 13 concepts several months ago, and had not responded to any of our requests for updates so far in 2009 until earlier today.

The company representative apologized for the delay in responding and praised Licensing Direct™ for its diligence in following up consistently throughout the recent months. He went on to explain in his e-mail that he was out of the country until the beginning of next week and would definitely provide a detailed update at that point.

We are pleased to receive this reply and are cautiously optimistic we will have more information next week. Join us frequently here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog for the latest!

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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest Innovation Direct™-related update. Earlier Tuesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the account of New Jersey-based Full Circle Home, Inc. sent his contact at the company an e-mail requesting feedback on the preliminary, non-confidential information on 12 product ideas they’d been sent in their initial package. We had last reported on this company in an April 17th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends 12 invention Innovation Direct™ package to Full Circle Home…“).

We had not heard anything back from the manufacturer since the sending of the information, and with close to 2 weeks having elapsed since that point, our colleague felt it would be prudent to attempt to obtain an update at this time. We are hopeful of receiving a prompt reply to our inquiry and will certainly keep you abreast of any developments, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back often!

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Greetings, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with the latest. Earlier Tuesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Pennsylvania-based ARG Manufacturing, Inc., a company that been a fellow participant at last month’s International Home and Housewares Show, placed a call to his contact at the firm to further discuss the 3 inventions the gentleman had designated as being of further interest. We had reported on this situation just yesterday (“Update: Licensing Direct™ receives feedback from ARG Manufacturing, Inc. regarding initial Innovation Direct™ package; 3 concepts from group subject of further interest…“).

As we’d explained in that posting, the manufacturer contact had requested that our colleague contact him today by telephone to discuss the next step with the trio of concepts. The Licensing Direct™ representative did in fact leave a voice mail message for his contact today, and hopes to hear back from him soon.

We will bring you an update as soon as there are further developments with this situation, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back frequently!

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Good afternoon, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, back once more with an update on a company we’d last reported on in an April 17th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends 13 invention Innovation Direct™ package to Fitness Quest, Inc…“). Earlier Tuesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Ohio-based Fitness Quest requested, and subsequently received, an update from his contact at the firm regarding the initial Innovation Direct™ package they had been sent on the date of the aforementioned entry.

As per the reply received, the company contact explained they had been very busy but was appreciative of the fact that Licensing Direct™ was attempting to follow up. The correspondence went on to emphasize that the company representative would have detailed feedback on which items from the group were of further interest by tomorrow.

We are pleased to have received a prompt reply to our request for an update and will update you when we have further news regarding this matter, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back often!

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Hello once more, Juan C. Blanco, Licensing Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming in with our latest update concerning an exhibitor from last month’s International Home and Housewares Show. Earlier Tuesday, the Licensing Direct™ representative managing the Innovation Direct™ account of Canadian infomercial giant Northern Response International Limited sent an e-mail to his contact at the company requesting an update on their feedback on their first Innovation Direct™ package. We had most recently reported on this company in an April 17th posting (“Update: Licensing Direct™ sends 10 invention Innovation Direct™ package to Canadian infomercial giant Northern Response International Limited…“).

With almost two weeks having passed since the preliminary, non-confidential information on 10 product ideas from our roster had been sent to the company, our aforementioned colleague felt it would be prudent to follow up at this time. Naturally, we will bring you the details of any response we do receive, here on the Licensing Direct™ Blog. Check back in often!

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